Lindy AVI201 manual

197Z AVI201, 202, 212 manual_V0.81 AVI201 / 202 / 212 Network Cameras User’s Manual Please read instructions thoroughly before operati on and retain it for future reference. The image shown above may differ fr om the actual product appearance.[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARD CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Only operate this apparatus from the type of power source indicated on the label. The company sha ll not be liable for any damages ar ising out of any improper use, even if we have been advised of the[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Descr ipti on ................................................................................................................ ...................................... 1 1.2 Feat ures ..............[...]

OVERVIEW -1- 1. PR ODUCT O VERVIEW 1.1 Description This camera series is a network-based digital surveillanc e device with a built-in web server for the purpose of remote monitoring and recording. It supports TCP/IP networking for live video transmission in the form at of MPEG4 or MJPEG , and you can easily operate the camera via the web browser or[...]

OVERVIEW -2- 1.4 S pecifications SPECIFICATIONS AVI201 AVI202 AVI212 ▓ Network LAN Port YES LAN S peed 10/100 Based-T Ethernet Supported Protocols DDNS, PPPoE, DHCP , NTP , SNTP , TCP/IP , ICMP , SMTP , FTP , HTTP , RTP , RTSP Frame Rate NTSC:30, P AL:25 Number of Online Users 10 Security Multiple user access levels with pa ssword Web management [...]

HARDW ARE OVERVIEW -3- 2. HARD WARE O VERVIEW 2.1 Rear Panel VIDEO 12V DC LAN Reset Default Video Output Power Indicator Power Connector LAN A VI201 VIDEO 12V DC ALARM LAN AU D IO OUT AUDIO I N R eset Default Audio Output Audio Input Video Output Power Indicator Power Connector LAN Alarm Connector A VI202 / AVI21 2 CONNECTOR / BUTTON DESCRIPTION Re[...]

INST ALLA TION -4- 3. INST ALLA TION 3.1 Inst all the Hardware This camera can be installed in two ways: ceiling-mounted and desktop. During the inst allation, please make sure the upper side of the camera is always facing up, as shown in Figure 1 below , regardless of which installation way you’re using. This is to ensure the video output won’[...]

INST ALLA TION -5- 3. Assemble the bracket: a). Align the stem with the central hole of the base, and rotate it to secure, as shown in Figure 3. b). Align the joint lock with the stem, and rotate it to secure, as shown in Figure 4. Figure 3: Connect the stem to the base Figure 4: Connect the joint lock to the stem 4. Connect the camera to the brack[...]

INST ALLA TION -6- 3.2 Assign an IP address and Access the Camera Step 1. Inst all the Sof tware Place the supplied V ideo V iewer AP software CD into y our DVD- / CD-ROM drive. The installation process will automatically start. Follow the on-screen instructions to inst all the application programs. After installation, a “V ideo V iewer” shortc[...]

VIDEO VIEWER BASIC OPERA TION -7- 4. VIDEO VIEWER B ASIC OPERA TION 4.1 The Live View Page After setting up the network information, login user name and p assword, double-click “ ” on the PC desktop to open and log into the V ideo V iewer control panel. Y ou will see a screen similar to the following with 6 major sections: ‧ Connect to only o[...]

VIDEO VIEWER BASIC OPERA TION -8- 4.2 Address Book This view is displayed when the V ideo V iewer is activated fo r you to log in / out the network camera from the current address list, or search the available IP address as follows:   ( ( A A d d d d r r e e s s s s B B o o o o k k ) ) Click to view the pre-defined network camera access detai[...]

VIDEO VIEWER BASIC OPERA TION -9-   ( ( S S e e a a r r c c h h ) ) Click to search and view the available IP address(es) fo r the network camera connection. Y ou can choose one address to add into the address book, edit the details, or update the address list. NO. Button Function Description 4 Add into address book Select from the available [...]

VIDEO VIEWER BASIC OPERA TION -10- 4.4 Playback T o play a recording, click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (S tatus List), and select the “Record” tab. A list of all the recordings will be shown by defaults, and you can also so rt out the logs you want to speed up the search time. For details, please see “5.6 S tatus List” at p[...]

VIDEO VIEWER BASIC OPERA TION -1 1- 4.5 Snap shot T o take a snap shot of the current view , click “ ” (Snapshot) on the main control p anel. Once the current view is captured, you’ll see an icon “ ” shown at the bottom right corner of the image display view . The snapshot will be saved in the p ath you specified in “ ” (Record Settin[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -12- 5. VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTR OL P ANEL Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) on the Vi deo V iewer control p anel, and 7 functions are available as follows: Click the button to show the current version of the Video Viewer . T he audio / broadcast function is only for A VI202, A VI212 models. NO.[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -13- 5.1 Color Setting In the live view page, choose the desired network camera from the image display t ab. Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Color Setting) to go into the “Color Setting” p age, and you can adjust the brightness / contrast / hue / saturation for the selected network ca[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -14- NO. Function Description ‧ T o quickly find the events you need, check or un check the event type “System” / “Manual” / “Alarm” / “Motion”, and select the log you want. ‧ T o view the earlier or later logs that are not shown in the current pa ge, click “Prev . Page” or “Next P[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -15- Prev / Post Event Record Time In this section, you can set the pre- / post-event record time from 0 ~ 10 seconds by pressing and dragging the slider . Hard Disk Overwrite Check this checkbox to overwrite from the oldest recorded data when the HDD is full. Record Time Range There are two options availab[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -16- T o delete a certain item, choose the item you want to delete, and click “Delete”. T o modify a certain item, choose the item you want to modify , change the st art time and end time, and click “Update”. Record Path Select and view the location for saving the recorded video and snapshot picture[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -17- Log Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “General” → “Log” to go into the “Log” p age. In the “Log” page, you can see all the logs for the network camera, such as “Power On”, “Reset Default”, “Net Login” and “SNTP Update” … etc. ‧ [...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -18- Column Description For the functions each user level is allowed to access, please see the information below: Supervisor Pow er User Normal User Guest Address Book ● ● ● ● Miscellaneous Control Color Setting ● X X X Backup ● X X X Record Setting ● ● ● ● Server Setting ● X X X T ool[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -19-  Motion T rigger: In this section, you can select to enable the function of motion trigger . Before this function is enabled, you need to set the motion detection area first. For motion detection area setting, please refer to “Detection” at page 25. Item Description Motion In this section, you c[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -20- Function Description PPPOE PPPOE stands for Point-to-Point Protoc ol over Ethernet. Users can easily have the Internet service as long as they’re ready for the following things: 1) Insert an Ethernet card into the PC. 2) Obtain the ADSL service via any ISP . 3) Obtain and inst all the PPPOE software [...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -21- ‧ Then, you will see the screen “Account Cr eated”, and Dyndns will email the instru ctions to your specified E-mail address for enabling your account. Y ou must complete the pr ocedure according to the instructions in the mail. That is to must visit the confirmation address within 48 hour s of t[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -22- ‧ Log in with your account information and click ”My Service”. ‧ Click ”Add Host Services”. ‧ Click ”Add Dynamic DNS Host”. ‧ Fill in and choose the desired host name. ‧ The host name is created. Y ou will be connected to the corresponding IP address whenever you enter this hostna[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -23- SNTP SNTP (Simple Network T ime Protoc ol) is for time setting. Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “Network” → “SNTP” to go into the “SNTP” p age. Function Description GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Once users choose the time zone, the network camera will ad[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -24- MAIL Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “Network” → “MAIL” to go into the “MAIL” page. Enter the det ailed E-mail information and press “Apply” to confirm. The information you set here will be applied when the function of E-mail notific ation is ena[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -25- Item Description The actual frame rate depends on the actual network connection, and may be lower than the specified one. Maximum Exposure Limits T o compensate for the lighti ng conditions, the maximum exposure time can be adjusted. There are five levels of the exposure con trol. The shortest exposure[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -26- Function Description Update Server Select the IP address of the netwo rk camera. Make sure the network settings of the selected network camera are correct. Current V ersion In the “Firmware” section, you will see the current firmware version. For example, 1022-1020-1001 Add T o upgrade the firmware[...]

VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -27- 5.6 S t atus List Click “ ” (S tatus List) to view all the record list and login/l ogout event list ( All ), or search the desired log list(s) by date, or playback the recording of the selected log list ( Condition ). There are three types of logs: Record, Event and Backup. T o playback the recorde[...]

AP MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -28- ‧ Condition Button / Function Description Date Selection (From / T o) Choose the specific date range including the event / record logs you might want. Record T ype This section is enabled only when the “Record” tab is selected. Select the record type you want to search (User / Alarm / Motion). Query When a[...]

AP MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -29- Login / Logout Event List Select “ All ” to show all event logs (Login / Logout), or “ Condition ” to search for the specific event log(s) by date. ‧ All ‧ Condition[...]

AP MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -30- Backup List (For DVR only) The network cameras don’t support network backup function. This function is available when the V ideo V iewer is connected to a DVR. Y ou can remotely view the backup list and playback the selected item. Select “ All ” to show all download logs, or “ Condition ” to search for[...]

AP MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -31- Playback Screen When you select and play the recorded data for a specific log, you will immediately go into the playback mode, and the following playback panel appears. NO. Function Description 1 Playback / Download Info Display This area shows the detailed playback / downl oad information, such as the file name[...]

IE WEB BROWSER -32- 6. IE WEB BR O WSER 6.1 Access the Camera from an IE W eb Browser Y ou can view the images or operate your net work camera from an IE web browser . Note: The supported PC oper ation syst ems are Windows 2000 and Windows XP . S tep 1: Key in the IP address used by your network camera in the URL address box, such as “http://ipca[...]

IE WEB BROWSER -33- NO. Function Description 3 Camera Snapshot Path Set the location where the snap shot pictures are saved. Frame Rate According to the bandwidth, set the required frame rate (FULL / HALF / ONE THIRD / QUARTER / ONE FIFTH / ONE TENTH / ONE FIFTEENTH). F or details, please refer to “Video” section of the V ideo Viewer at p age 2[...]

QUICKTIME PLA YER -34- 7. QUICKTIME PLA YER Y ou can also use the QuickT ime player to log into the network camera and check the live view only . Note: QuickTime is Apple’ s multim edia software. Y ou need to have QuickTime installed in you compute r first, and you can access the network camera to see the liv e view . Step 1: Go to Apple’s of f[...]

APPENDIX 1 DEF AUL T V ALUE -35- APPENDIX 1 DEF A UL T V AL UE ‧ Default V alue Items Default V alue ‧ Default Network Settings: User Name admin Password admin Port 80 IP Address 192.168.1.1[...]